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Patent GB-2493292-A (GB)
Title: Fibrous structures and methods for making same
Inventor: BRENNAN JONATHAN PAUL
IPC: D21H27/00
Filed: 2011-03-31
Abstract: Fibrous structures that exhibit a novel combination of properties and to methods for making such fibrous structures are provided.
Patent GB-2506443-A (GB)
Title: Separator formations
Inventor: BAIRD NICHOLAS BASIL
IPC: B07B1/00
Filed: 2012-10-01
Abstract: A separator grid 12 includes upstanding formations 14 on a topside, such as to improve the capture, rotation, and falling, of items through apertures 11 in the grid 12. The separator may alternately be provided in the form of a conveyor with upstanding formations (fig4). Fruit or veg, particularly potatoes, may be the items to be separated into different size groups. The formations 14 may be particularly effective at separating oval shaped items, the formations 14 causing the thinner end of each oval shaped item to align with, and pass through, each separation aperture 11. The formations 14 may be made from a resilient material such as rubber or foamed plastic.
Patent GB-2493469-A (GB)
Title: Module clamp and fastener apparatus
Inventor: YOUNG THOMAS
IPC: H01L31/042
Filed: 2011-05-27
Abstract: An apparatus and method of employing modified twist-to-engage bolts that attach a photovoltaic (PV) module to an extrusion rail or channel within a rail are disclosed. In addition to a modified twist-to-engage bolt (e.g., "t-bolt"), a complementary bracket portion having alignment tabs locks in place and clamps the modules to the rail. The anti-rotation locking system prevents twist-to-engage bolts from disengaging without the removal of the complementary bracket.
Patent GB-2506943-A (GB)
Title: Radiator humidifier attachable to a radiator by at least one magnet
Inventor: RENFREW STEPHEN ALEXANDER
IPC: F24D19/00
Filed: 2012-10-13
Abstract: The radiator humidifier 1 comprises an elongate container 10 including side walls 12,13, end walls 14,15, and bottom 11 and top 20 walls. The top wall has at least one aperture through which, in use, the humidifier is filled with water. Ideally the top wall is a removable lid having two end apertures 21,22 for filling the humidifier and a plurality of smaller apertures 23 for evaporated water to pass through. One of the side walls includes one or more recesses 16,17 in which one or more magnets 18,19, ideally rare earth magnets, are located. The exposed faces of the one or more magnets lie flush with the side wall, permitting improved conduction of heat between the humidifier and a central heating radiator (X figure 2) to which the humidifier is attached. The end walls can be semi-circular and the side walls may include thickened wall sections 16A,17A where the one or more recesses are located.
Patent GB-2507332-A (GB)
Title: An audio DAC with signal-dependent clock rate for optimal noise and distortion performance
Inventor: LESSO JOHN PAUL
IPC: H03M1/08
Filed: 2012-10-26
Abstract: A controller 301-1 adapts the clock rate of the switched-capacitor DAC 104 in dependence on the amplitude of the audio signal. The DAC clock rate is increased for low amplitude signals, at which levels noise performance is important, in order to reduce the in-band thermal noise of the DAC. At higher signal amplitudes, where noise is less audible, the DAC clock rate is reduced to avoid distortion. The amplitude of the audio signal may be monitored by a digital level detector 302 or by an analogue level detector 303. The DAC may be of oversampling type, with an input interpolator 101. The clock rates of the word-length reduction module 102 and the dynamic element matching module 103 may also be varies in dependence on the signal amplitude.
Patent GB-2492306-A (GB)
Title: Fault protection circuit for IEC 61158 fieldbus spur and method of using the same
Inventor: KITCHENER RENATO
IPC: H02H9/02
Filed: 2011-05-24
Abstract: A fault protection circuit for use on a spur of an IEC 61158 Fieldbus network comprising a fast acting current limiter adapted to limit the spur current to the level of a reference current when the spur current reaches said reference current, control means adapted to monitor the spur AC and/or DC current and/or voltage, and isolation means adapted to apply a shunt short circuit isolation to said spur upon receipt of an activation signal from the control means, in which the control means is adapted to control the level of the reference current, and in which when said control means detects one or more pre-determined fault conditions on said spur it activates the isolation means and lowers the level of reference current.
Patent GB-2507525-A (GB)
Title: Dummy launcher
Inventor: MACK DAVID
IPC: A01K15/02
Filed: 2012-11-01
Abstract: A dummy launcher 1 for launching a dummy 2 to be retrieved by a dog, comprises a handle 4, a firing mechanism arranged to fire a blank cartridge, a means of mounting the blank cartridge in a firing chamber, a spigot 12 having an internal channel communicating with the firing chamber and at least one orifice 56 in a wall of the spigot at a distal end thereof. The dummy 2 is located over the spigot 12, and the firing chamber is adapted to cooperate with a magazine 10 in which a number of blank cartridges can be received. A tool may be provided for removing spent cartridges from a magazine and comprises a handle (200, Fig 5), a body (202, Fig 5) and a post (204, Fig 5) extending from the body, where a distal end of the post is dimensioned to fit within an aperture of the magazine.
Patent GB-2494325-A (GB)
Title: Migrating virtual machines among networked servers upon detection of degrading network link operation
Inventor: HANSSON NILS
IPC: G06F9/50
Filed: 2011-05-17
Abstract: Migrating virtual machines among networked servers, the servers coupled for data communications with a data communications network that includes a networking device, where migrating includes: establishing, by a virtual machine management module ('VMMM'), one or more virtual machines on a particular server; querying, by the VMMM, the networking device for link statistics of a link coupling the network device to the particular server for data communications; determining, by the VMMM in dependence upon the link statistics, whether the link coupling the network device to the particular server is degrading; and if the link coupling the network device to the particular server is degrading, migrating a virtual machine executing on the particular server to a destination server. In some embodiments, migrating occurs is carried out only if non-degrading link is available. If no non-degrading links are available, the network device, rather than the link, may be failing.
Patent GB-2512411-A (GB)
Title: Tyre Assessment
Inventor: PEYTON ANTHONY JOSEPH
IPC: G01B11/22
Filed: 2013-06-11
Abstract: A tread depth measurement module for measuring tread depth of a tyre comprising a housing bearing at least one self-cleaning optical element adapted to cooperate with a tyre surface to clean an upper surface of the optical element, a structured light source for illuminating a tread-bearing surface of the tyre with structured light and, preferably, an analyser for analysing a captured image of the illuminated tread-bearing surface of the tyre to determine the tread depth of the tyre from reflected structured light within the captured image.
Patent GB-2516318-A (GB)
Title: Etched silicon structures, method of forming etched silicon structures and uses thereof
Inventor: SPEED JONATHON
IPC: H01M10/0525
Filed: 2013-07-19
Abstract: A method of etching silicon of a material 101 comprising silicon at a surface 103 thereof comprises forming a functionalized surface comprising a functional group 105 comprising a metal-binding group 107 on the silicon surface, binding a metal 109 or metal ion to the metal-binding group, if necessary reducing the metal ion to elemental metal and etching the silicon by metal-assisted chemical etching. The metal binding group preferably comprises a thiol or amine. The metal ion may be bound to the functional group by bringing the functionalized surface into contact with metal nanoparticles or with a solution of metal ions. The method may further comprise the step of growing a metal particle on the reduced metal ion. The reduced metal ions are preferably exposed to a capping agent (115, figure 3) before or during contact with a solution of metal ions. The material to be etched may be in the form of bulk silicon, such as a silicon wafer, or may be a powder having silicon at a surface thereof.
Patent GB-2517192-A (GB)
Title: Processing for application program deployment
Inventor: SALES ROBERT
IPC: G06F9/45
Filed: 2013-08-14
Abstract: Compiler 230 parses system independent language 210 for occurrences of numeric variables whose type is not native in an intermediate language. The compiler differentially compiles source-code by setting flags for conversion into an integer type for variables meeting a set of conditions or flags for not converting into an integer type if one of the conditions is not met, usually resulting in byte array type conversion. The conditions are: the numeric variable is independent or member of explicitly referenced groups; it is not referenced using reference modification; it is not passed by reference; it is not referenced using address operators. Preparation part 235 prepares common intermediate language code 225 as executable code 250, i.e. machine or assembly code. Arithmetic operations and storage involving integer types instead of bytearray makes a more efficient use of computing resources. Uses comprise converting binary coded decimals, e.g. comp-3, and picture clauses in COBOL.
Patent GB-2507396-A (GB)
Title: Configurable distribution of message signalled interrupts in amultiprocessor system
Inventor: GRISENTHWAITE RICHARD ROY
IPC: G06F1/32
Filed: 2013-08-29
Abstract: Interrupt sources IS 02 generate message signaled interrupts with global interrupt identifiers. A store holds pending interrupts. The interrupt destinations ID 03 are configured to respond to interrupts with particular identifiers. The configuration may be programmable. The priority of the interrupt may be stored or may be related to the interrupt number. The destinations read the store to determine if there is an interrupt, to which the destination is configured to respond. The destination may have a cache 56 of pending interrupts. If the configuration is changed, cached interrupts may be transferred to the caches of their new destinations. If all the interrupts, to which a destination is configured to respond cannot fit within its cache, the highest priority interrupts are cached. If a cache is not full, then high priority interrupts for other destinations may be cached.
Patent GB-2531490-A (GB)
Title: Distillation unit
Inventor: STEPHEN ABELA
IPC: C02F1/14
Filed: 2013-09-03
Abstract: A distillation unit 2 comprises an evaporation chamber 12, a condenser 22, and a cooler 25 adapted to externally cool the condenser. An air heater 6 in the form of a solar chimney may be provided between an inlet 14 of the evaporation chamber and condenser. The heater may serve to heat air passing through it in order to increase convection currents within the distillation unit. In use the heated air passes to the evaporation chamber where water is evaporated from sea water contained preferably in a basin 44 before entering the condenser for example an externally sea water cooled copper pipe. Condensate formed on the inside of the copper pipe is collected preferably in a tank 60 and cooled air is returned to the heater. Preferably the distillation unit is used to desalinate water in order to render the water drinkable. A further invention characterised by a solar chimney is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2518356-A (GB)
Title: Method of suspension bridge construction
Inventor: PEMBERTON JOHN MICHAEL
IPC: E04B1/04
Filed: 2013-09-10
Abstract: A method of constructing a suspension bridge whereby caissons, towers and bridge decks are constructed in sprayed and laminated ferrocement, laminated concrete and self-compacting concrete to form relatively lightweight cellular structures. The method comprises constructin9, using the above materials in a dry dock, of a floating caisson 4, two large pontoons (4, fig 3), two bridge towers 2 preferably each constructed in two halves in a mould (2, fig 3)) and a bridge deck 3. The caisson including two void spaces (2, fig 2) to accept counter balance tanks (2,fig 3) in the bridge towers and fulcrums (1, fig 2) about which the towers pivot when raised to vertical positions.
Patent GB-2520279-A (GB)
Title: Room divider system
Inventor: HARDY CRISPIN JAMES REX
IPC: E04B2/74
Filed: 2013-11-13
Abstract: A room divider system 1 comprises a plurality of base assemblies 3, columns 5 and panels 7. Each base assembly 3 has a base portion 9 and a column receiving portion 11 extending from the base portion 9 for cooperating with an end portion of the column 5. Each column 5 has a number of panel receiving slots 19 for receiving the panels 7. Each panel 7 is made of a substantially rigid sheet material and has a uniform thickness which is similar to, but preferably less than, the width of the panel receiving slot 19. In some versions the panel is made from resiliently compressible cardboard which is deformed upon insertion into its slot for gripping the panel in the slot. The slots may have ridges on both walls. The panel may be twin walled fluted or corrugated polymer sheet.
Patent GB-2514653-A (GB)
Title: Method of and apparatus for encoding and decoding data
Inventor: LASSEN ANDERS
IPC: H04N19/34
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: To encode texture in a graphics processing system, the image is first downscaled (41) to generate a lower resolution image and then an upscaled version (42) of the lower resolution image is compared (43) to the original image to determine a set of difference values. Each 8x8 encoded texture data block contains a base colour value (20,figure 3) taken from the lower resolution image plus a set of four index values (21, figure 3) pointing to those difference values, in a predefined pallete, which best represent the textures of the four 4x4 quadrants of the block. The index values may also define rotation, negation and scaling of the stored difference values. A suitable palette for the best representation of typical textures is determined in advance using typical image content and an appropriate machine learning algorithm. Because blocks of difference values across graphic textures will tend to repeat atÂ high frequency,they can be encoded with sufficient accuracy by using repeating blocks of difference values from a limited but representative set of difference value blocks.
Patent GB-2525205-A (GB)
Title: Provisioning a network subscription
Inventor: BABBAGE STEPHEN
IPC: H04W12/08
Filed: 2014-04-15
Abstract: Provisioning a subscriber in a network is provided by: receiving an initialisation request for access to a network on behalf of a subscriber, at an admission platform of a network operator associated with the subscriber; and assigning the subscriber limited access rights to the network, the limited access rights being configured for communication between the subscriber and a subscription manager 10, for reconfiguration of identity information associated with the subscriber. The main embodiment discloses roaming to a visited PLMN with authentication being in the Home PLMN.
Patent GB-2524600-A (GB)
Title: X-ray optical component device and X-ray analysis apparatus
Inventor: WAKASAYA KENJI
IPC: G21K1/06
Filed: 2013-12-12
Abstract: An X-ray optical component device comprises X-ray optical component units (18, 36), motor control units (67, 68), and a connector (25). The connector (25) comprises: motor pins (P13, 24, 34, 43, 42, 33) and motor terminals (T13, 24, 34, 43, 42, 33) which are electrically connected to a motor (57) while being engaged with each other; and a signal pin (P23) and a signal terminal (T23) which are engageable with each other and detect the removal of the connector (25). A pin-side connector (25a) and a terminal-side connector (25b) are removable. When the pin-side connector (25a) is removed from the terminal-side connector (25b), a point in time when the signal pin (P23) is removed from the signal terminal (T23) is earlier than a point in time when the motor pins are removed from the motor terminals. The position of an X-ray optical component provided in an X-ray optical component unit having a built-in motor for adjusting the position of the X-ray optical component is prevented from moving unintentionally when the X-ray optical component unit is exchanged.
Patent GB-2530072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the manufacture of wind turbine blades
Inventor: SMITH JONATHAN
IPC: F03D1/06
Filed: 2014-09-12
Abstract: A kit of materials 60 for arranging in a wind turbine blade mould 80 to form part of a wind turbine blade shell includes a base layer 62 of fibrous fabric and a core layer of core (e.g foam) material. The layers of the kit are shaped to form part of a wind turbine blade shell and are attached together such that the kit can be arranged in the blade mould as a single unit. Preferably the kit comprises one or more under-layers and one or more over-layers and the layers of the kit are stitched together. The core layer preferably comprises a plurality of core panels spaced apart to define spanwise channels 68. The core panels may comprise mating features 72a for mating with complementary mating features 72b of core panels on adjacent kits to connect the panels together. A method of making a wind turbine blade preferably comprises pre-assembling a plurality of kits outside the mould 88 and transferring them to the mould. The method may comprise arranging one or more reinforcing structures, such as spar caps, in the spanwise channels between the core panels.
Patent GB-2530499-A (GB)
Title: Rest resource collection management
Inventor: EVANS THOMAS ANTHONY
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2014-09-23
Abstract: A method for management of resources within a representational state transfer architecture comprising a plurality of resources, the method comprising: accessing a persisted collection resource, the persisted collection resource comprising a collection query with at least one query parameter defining a collection of resources, such as a SPARQL query with a WHERE clause; and processing the collection query with respect to the resources within the computer system to generate a list of resources associated with the at least one query parameter.
Patent GB-2533545-A (GB)
Title: A portable bicycle tool
Inventor: MARK WINDSOR
IPC: B25F1/02
Filed: 2014-10-06
Abstract: A portable bicycle tool 100, including: a body 101; a component 103; and a threaded pin 102 configured to rotate within the body; wherein, in a first configuration, the component engages with the threaded pin within the body such that a user can apply torque to the threaded pin by rotating the component with respect to the body to perform a first bicycle tool function, and in a second configuration, the component engages with the body such that a user can apply torque to the component by rotating the body to perform a second bicycle tool function. Also disclosed is a chain-breaking bicycle tool including: a body; a threaded pin configured to rotate within the housing of the body; and a handle engaged with the threaded pin and configured to rotate the threaded pin; wherein the body and the housing are integral and, when in use, a user grabs the body and rotates the handle to, at least part way, remove or insert a rivet pin in a link of a bicycle chain by pressure of the threaded pin on the rivet pin.
Patent GB-2514742-A (GB)
Title: Partitioning a Coordination area in a wireless network
Inventor: XUE CHAO
IPC: H04W16/12
Filed: 2013-03-28
Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless network, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for partitioning a coordination area in a wireless network, the method comprising: obtaining antenna directions of respective cells, base station locations of respective cells, and scope of a coordination area within the wireless network; determining an initial coordination area based on the scope of the coordination area and the base station locations in respective cells; partitioning the initial coordination area into an inner area and an outer area; partitioning the outer area into an inward area and an outward area based on the antenna directions of cells within the outer area and the base station locations of cells within the outer area; and combining the inner area and the inward area within the outer area into a new coordination area. The method is simple and easy. It may solve a problem of coordination area edge caused by partitioning a coordination area and meanwhile avoid the association between coordination areas, thereby reducing the complexity of scheduling.
Patent GB-2543020-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated brake discs
Inventor: DAVID EGGLESTON
IPC: F16D65/847
Filed: 2015-07-25
Abstract: A ventilated brake disc 40 comprising two annular friction rings 42, 44 that share a common axis of rotation (F-F). The friction rings are spaced apart along the axis to form an air-gap 48 between the rings with a plurality of vanes 50 located in the air-gap and extending outwardly relative to said axis to channel cooling air through the air-gap in use. The vanes' axial pitch changes from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the vanes to form a twist along their outward extent. This may induce turbulence in the cooling air. The vanes may be of spiral form around the axis or may comprise individual pillars.
Patent GB-2542373-A (GB)
Title: TCP/IP offload system
Inventor: SANJAY SHAH
IPC: H04L29/06
Filed: 2015-09-16
Abstract: A TCP/IP offload system passes responsibility for a TCP connection from a hardware TCP/IP device 20 to a software TCP/IP module 12 when an exception event such as a missing packet occurs. An exception event may be indicated when a data packet is not valid, determined by checking a checksum or sequence number in a header. The software module may establish the TCP connection after which the hardware device may detect and then assume responsibility for the connection. The hardware device may pass responsibility to the software module when the connection is to be terminated. The software module may process data packets in parallel with the hardware device, but discard said packets when the hardware device handles the connection. TCP sequence numbers may be used to define a transition point to transfer responsibility for the connection. Multiple simultaneous TCP connections may be supported. A hardware parser parses documents encoded in a markup language and is operable with a plurality of languages. Incoming configuration files comprising FIX/FAST templates or XML schema may be compiled to microcode. The microcode may extract desired fields from incoming documents. The parser may comprise a plurality of hardware decoders.